More BarBooks

In response to inquiries from the SSFP membership, the SSFP Executive Committee recently posed the following questions to the OSB Publications department. The responses, provided by Publications Manager, Linda Kruschke, follow each question.

1.  What was the selection criteria for the 59 “new members” who received complimentary BarBooks subscriptions in 2009?

All new admittees receive a coupon that they can redeem for a complimentary 6-month subscription. The 59 new members who had complimentary subscriptions at the end of 2009 were those who returned the coupon. This offer was created as a marketing tool to help new members become acquainted with BarBooks. As of Dec. 31, 2009, there were 12 BarBooks paid subscribers who were renewals of previous complimentary subscriptions. Read More »

BARBOOKS

As most of you know, on December 14, 2009, the SSFP Executive Committee sent a letter to the publications department informing it of the section’s intent to make a bulk purchase of BarBooks licenses and directing Rod Wegener to make payment from the SSFP section account. The purpose of the bulk purchase was to make BarBooks more affordable to sole and small firm practitioners.

Currently, large firms, corporate legal departments, district attorney offices, city and state government offices and office shares with between 100 and 150 lawyers pay an annual BarBooks license fee of approximately $33.00 per lawyer. Firms below the 100 lawyer threshold, pay incrementally increasing amounts for BarBooks licenses. Sole practitioners pay $395.00 per year.
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